My daughter is in the process of buying a one bedroom flat for £230,000. So far she has paid or been quoted the following:
Survey: she's having a level 2 survey which is a little over £500. I imagine it would cost more for a larger property. She's paying a bit extra to have the report illustrated with colour photos and there are other optional extras that she is not having. A full level 3 structural survey would have been over £900.
Solicitor: nearly £3,000. The basic fee is around £1100 but there is also a supplement of £650 because it's a leasehold flat, £500 for searches and £150 land registration fee, plus lots of VAT.
Mortgage fee: £1,000.
Stamp duty: not payable because she's under the limit.
Removal costs: there won't be any, other than petrol. She's a first time buyer and hasn't got much stuff to move (no furniture) so we can do it between us in two cars.
Estate agent: nothing. The seller pays the estate agent.
I think that's it. Obviously there might also be costs for furniture and appliances depending on what you have already and what comes with your new house. My daughter's flat is fitted with all the big kitchen appliances she needs, but she will be buying a bed, sofa, table and some sort of shelving/bookcases.
You might also need money for curtains and carpets. My daughter's vendors are leaving the curtains in the main room which is really helpful because it has two unusual shaped windows.
The depressing thing is that she is shelling out all the money on surveys, surveys and legal fees and it could still all fall through. We have our fingers firmly crossed!
Good luck with your purchase.